The Hamiltonian

The Hamiltonian

Wednesday 1 March | Resources,

The Heritage collection on Level 3 of Central Library includes a number of Yearbooks from the various secondary schools in Hamilton.

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'An ornament to the town'

Saturday 25 February | Camera Obscura,

We covered the A & P Show last month. This prompted a look at where the out-of-town visitors, exhibitors and judges stayed while in Hamilton.

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Festival of the arts

Saturday 18 February | Camera Obscura,

Did you attend this arts festival? Perhaps you were showing off your handicrafts or you enjoyed seeing what was on offer and bought something to decorate your home? This arts…

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Do you know the girls in this photo?

Saturday 11 February | Camera Obscura,

There seems always to be something in the news about netball – the Silver Ferns, England (what are they called?), the Australian team playing all around the world or maybe…

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Pick collection documented

Tuesday 7 February | Camera Obscura,

This week’s image is another from Mr. R. D. Pick’s slide collection, this time showing the beginnings of an archaeological excavation.

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Cadastral Maps and Their Usefulness

Wednesday 1 February | Resources,

Reading maps can be confusing, with the invention of GPS, Google Maps etc, it is now rare to be travelling in a car as street signs flash by, the driver…

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A&P show was a great outing

Saturday 28 January | Camera Obscura,

You knew summer was here when the A & P Show was under way. This is what a show looked like in the 1920s – probably about 1924/25.

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Splash of colour, but where is it?

Saturday 21 January | Camera Obscura,

To start off 2023, and to bring some colour to the dull weather, we have this photo taken from a slide transparency.

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Hamilton Lake Exhibition

Wednesday 18 January | Exhibitions,

Over the decades the natural lake and its grounds have seen many changes.

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Garden Place Trucks

Wednesday 4 January | Stories of Hamilton,

In January 1939, just as the new year began, trucks began to rumble around urban Hamilton. This was the start of the removal of Garden Place Hill.

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Street Directories

Wednesday 21 December | Resources,

If you are searching for people or places in the past whether they be residences or business premises then you may like to try searching street directories.

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Revival of the Messiah

Saturday 17 December | Camera Obscura,

Handel’s Messiah is a well-loved choral production, so it is not surprising that it was chosen for the first performance of the Hamilton Choral Society in December 1922.

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